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How Innovation Naturally Emerges From Deliberate Inefficiency

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. It's time to build again,” says Parker. Thriving companies are deliberatively messy, not sterile.

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Give Joy!

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You just have to remember to do it, which isn’t always as simple as it sounds. Create a Comfortable Environment. The concepts can range from technology tools to work environment and process improvement, but the request must be specific. When I Googled “How to create joy at work” these are a few of the best ideas I found.

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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Keeping pace with this environment is a constant process of understanding what works, refining those strategies, and abandoning anything that does not add value. If that sounds like a heavy lift for your group, identifying the reward in change will go a long way toward winning your staff’s cooperation.

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Want To Be a Leader? Get to Know Yourself

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It sounds simple. i nternal self-awareness , represents how clearly we see our own values, passions, aspirations, fit with our environment, reactions (including thoughts, feelings, behaviors, strengths, and weaknesses), and impact on others. The Circles offer a welcoming environment. What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101?

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty.

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5 Must-Have Productivity Software Products Nonprofits Need to Be Effective in 2021

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. Therefore, choosing the right video conferencing platform is an operational necessity.

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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

From Twitter to Pinterest to Instagram to LinkedIn, social networks are becoming environments where video content not only thrives, but is expected. Another consideration is that around 80% of videos in social feeds are watched with the sound off. Facebook recommends that you “design for sound-off, delight for sound-on.”